[time-nuts] Subject: Thunderbolt Stability and Ambient Temperature

Arnold Tibus Arnold.Tibus at gmx.de
Fri Jun 12 18:37:33 UTC 2009


On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:14:14 EDT, Brucekareen at aol.com wrote:

>This interesting discussion of heat conduction by members of the  
>electronics community brings to mind that in the 1870's, Joseph Fourier,  while 
>analyzing the waveform of heat propagating around a metal ring,  developed the 
>elegant method of Fourier Analysis.  If you have  not seen his work and can 
>locate a copy of Fourier's: The Analytical Theory  of Heat, you might find it 
>interesting to thumb through it.
> 
>Bruce Hunter  
>**************

A interesting discussion indeed!
The Wiedemann-Franz Law may bring more light in this discussion.
Gustav Wiedemann and Rudolph Franz found an empirical law of physics, 
concerning the ratio of the thermal conductivity  (K)  of a metal to its electrical 
conductivity (Ã), being a constant times the absolute temperature.

Good and easy to understand descriptions can be found not only in:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiedemann-Franz_law
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/thermo/thercond.html

enjoy,
Arnold








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